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Indication for endoscopic third ventriculostomy.
[hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius]
Endoscopic
third
ventriculostomy
(
ETV
)
is
increasingly
prevalent
among
pediatric
neurosurgeons
as
the
initial
treatment
for
hydrocephalus
.
The
combination
of
ETV
and
choroid
plexus
cauterization
(
ETV
/
CPC
)
has
improved
the
success
rate
among
infants
with
hydrocephalus
for
whom
ETV
alone
is
much
less
successful
.
In
parts
of
the
developing
world
where
there
are
economic
and
human
resource
constraints
,
this
mode
of
treatment
may
be
more
appropriate
than
the
routine
use
of
shunts
,
which
are
prone
to
failures
that
require
urgent
surgical
treatment
.
Here
we
review
indications
for
the
use
of
ETV
or
ETV
/
CPC
as
the
primary
treatment
for
hydrocephalus
.
Primary
treatment
of
hydrocephalus
by
ETV
can
avoid
shunt-dependence
and
its
complications
for
many
patients
.
Optimal
results
depend
upon
proper
patient
selection
and
the
use
of
combined
ETV
/
CPC
when
treating
infants
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"hydrocephalus"
symptom
achondroplasia
alexander disease
canavan disease
congenital toxoplasmosis
harlequin ichthyosis
hirschsprung disease
homocystinuria without methylmalonic aciduria
hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylvius
krabbe disease
monosomy 21
proteus syndrome
severe combined immunodeficiency
sneddon syndrome
von hippel-lindau disease
wiskott-aldrich syndrome
This symptom has already been validated